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RULING MACHINE.

No. 568,235. Patented Sept. 22, 1896.

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RULlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 568,235, datedSeptember 22, 1896.

Application filed eptemher 12, 1895. Serial No. 562,295. (NomoclelJ Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES BURROWS, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city and county of Schenectady, in the State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ruling-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in machines for ruling flat papers;and it consists in the combinations of devices and elements hereinafterdescribed, and particularly set forth in the claims. v

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a combination ofdevices by which the driving bevel-gear. on the feed-roller shaft may atwill be thrown into or out of engagement with the gear it drives,whereby the machine may be operated for faint lining as may be preferredor required, and also to admit the employment, on the shaft of thedriven gear, of friction-wheels of different diameters for use forincreasing or lessening the speed of the cam-disk; second, to provide acombination of devices whereby either one of several friction-wheels ofvarying diameters may, at will, be made -to replace any other one ofsaid Wheels and also be variously adjusted on its shaft for increasingor lessening the speed of the shaft of the cam-disk in relation to thatof the feed-roller for nicely adjusting the movements of various partsin relation to each other; third, to provide a combination of deviceswhereby the gate may be released or fixed as required for changing themachine from that for faint lining to that for striking or thereversefourth, to provide combinations of devices by which may be effected anaccurate adjustment of the number of times of raising and dropping thepens in relation to the speed of the travel of the paper, and also toprovide combinations of elements by means of which the pens may bequickly, automatically, and positively carried to the paper withoutjars, vibrations, or liability to rebound or stagger and Without regardto any variation in the initial speed of the machine itself and the pensbe raised from contact with the paper at predetermined points on thesame.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will appear in thefollowing description,

and the novel features thereof will be pointed out in the claims.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, withthe letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of that portion of aruling-machine which embodies the improvemen ts in this invention. Fig.2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a section taken at line 1in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section taken at line 2 in Fig. 1, illustratingmeans for holding and releasing the bracket sustaining one of thebearings of the counter-shaft of the machine. Fig. 5 is a view of thesaid bracket from itsupper side. Fig. 6 is a section taken atline 3 inFig. 2. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the disk, a section thereof, foractuating mechanism foroperating the gate passing the paper to the pens.Fig. Sis a front view of the same.

Fig. 9 is a section taken at line 4 in Fig. 2

and illustrating a mechanism for vibrating in one direction theoscillating devices between said mechanism and the pen-beam. Fig. 10 isa section taken at line 4 4 in Fig. 2 and illustrating a modification ofa part thereof, in which a step-form stop at? is shown in lieu of theplain stop a; shown in Fig. 9; and Fig. 11 is a sectional elevation ofthe machine on the inside of the frame-rail of the same in Fig. 1 andlooking toward the inside of said frame-rail.

The same letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

In the drawings, A is the drive-shaft of the machine, which shaft ismounted in suitable bearings and actuated by a suitable band or gearmechanism (not shown) driven by any suitable power. A is thefeed-roller, mounted on said shaft, and a is the usual endless clothcarried by suitable rollers and employed for carrying paper to be ruled.

B is the drive bevel-gear, suitably secured to shaft A, and B is ahand-crank, also se cured to said shaft or to said bevel-gear forrevolving said shaft A by hand when parts of the machine are beingadjusted or when it may be advantageous. In my preferred means forsecuring said drive bevel-gear on said shaft the reduced portion A ofthe same is made with a length from shoulder a, sufficient to allow anendwise movement of said gear to a distance of one-half inch, or more orless, as may be preferred. B is a spline set in the portion A of saidshaft, and b l) are notches made in said spline, as shown in Fig. 3, for.receiving latch B pivoted to the said bevel-gear and its attachedcrank, and b is a spring for holding said latch in said notches it isintended it should engage with. A groove b formed at a side of thecentral perforation of the gear B, holds with the spline 13*, fixed withportion A of shaft A. lVhen latch B is raised out of the notches Z) I),the gear B may be freely moved in either direction and may be thrown outof engagement with the bevel-gear it actuates, so that shaft A and itsfeed-roller A may be revolved by hand or otherwise when faint ruling isto be done by hand, or be shifted in either direction for engaging withthe same coacting bevel-gear, as its shaft may be moved laterally indirection relatively toward or from the shoulder a of shaft Aaccordingly as larger or smaller friction-wheels are to be actuated.

O is revolving disk secured on shaft 0, supported in suitable bearingssecured to the framework of the machine. E is a frictionroller actuatingsaid revolving disk, which friction-roller is mounted on shaft E, to oneend of which bevel-gear C actuated by gear B, is secured. Although thisshaft E of said friction-roller E may be mounted in bearin gs supportedby rigidly-fixed brackets from the framework of the machine, yet Ipreferably provide for it bearings which are themselves movable and areeach supported from brackets which are adjustable in respect to theirextension from the frame, so that frictionrollers of different diametersmay be carried by said shaft E, as may be preferred for actuating thedisk C faster or slower, as may be advantageous or preferred. F, Figs.1, 2, and 4, is the bearing for the journal cof said friction-rollershaft E, and F, Figs. 1, 2, and 6, is the bearing for the journal 6 ofthe same shaft.

Bearing F is preferably made with a block form and with a perforationcorresponding with the diameter of the journal e of shaft E, and isprovided with the swivel-stem f, by which itis supported from the outerend portion of the bracket G by passing through perforation f thereinand secured by the nut The rearward end portion of this bracket G iscylindrical in form and provided with a series of annular grooves g g. Asleeve G, secured to the frame, or a stationary piece fixed thereto,receives this grooved cylindrical end portion of said bracket, which maybe adjusted longitudinally in either direction within the same and besecured therein by the set-screw g screwed through. a side wall of saidsleeve with its lower end working in either one of the said grooves, asmay be necessary by reason of the diameter of the friction-roller E, as,say, in groove g, when the friction-roller is of small diameter, or ingroove 9, when the roller is of larger diameter. This bearing F, beingsupported and se cured by bracket G, as described, is calcu lated toallow the friction-roller shaft E to be swung outwardly in directionindicated by arrow 1 in Fig. 1, and the reverse.

Bearing F is made in the form of a cylindrical block provided with aperforation for receiving the journal 6 of shaft E, as indicated bydotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2.

II is a bracket having its outer end portion made with a sleeve form andcalculated to receive the cylindrical block-form bearing F within itscentral perforation h. The body of this bracket is also made with acylindrical form and is provided with a screw-thread 7b.

H is a clamping-sleeve secured to the frame and having its bore ha ofdiameter corresponding with that of the screw-threaded body of saidbracket, so as to receive the latter, and clamping-screw 7L3, whenturned in a proper direction, causes the split sides h h of this sleeveto clamp tightly on the body of said bracket and hold itfrom turning ineither direction. This sleeve H is divided in its length by opening 7L5of sufficient width for receiving a finger-wheel 11 between the frontand rear portion of said sleeve, which fingerwheel is provided with acentral screw-thread working on the screw-thread 7b of the body of saidbracket H, as shown by full lines in Fig. 6 and indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 1. \Vith these forms of construction and arrangements ofthe respective parts of the said bearin g F, bracket l-l, sleeve H, andlinger-wheel H the said bearing F and the rear end portion of thefriction-roller shaft t may be swung upwardly in direction of arrow 2 inFig. 2 for removal of the bearing F from its seatin said bracket II andthe reverse for its return thereon, while the bracket itself is free toturn in its sleeve or holder II in either direction, as may be required,for removal or replacement of bearing F and be extended outwardly ordrawn inwardly by the revolving of the finger-wheel H in properdirection when it is desired to increase the pressure of thefriction'roller E on the face of the disk 0 or reduce the same.

Secured longitudinally in a side of the shaft E of the friction-roller Eis the spline E and in the hub of the said roller is provided the groove6 (indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 and shown by full lines in Fig.1,) receiving said spline for holding said friction-roller from turningon said shaft E, and a set-screw screwing into a screw-threadedperforation in the hub of said friction-roller and against the shaft Eis provided, holding the roller E in position set to 011 the said shaft.\Vhen said friction roller or wheel E is moved toward the center of thedisk 0, it causes the latter to revolve faster, while when moved towardits circumference the speed of the disk will be slower. By the adjustability of the respective brackets G and II in direction toward orfrom the frame of the machine friction rollers or wheels E of varyingdiameters IIO may be readily employed and may be readily placed on theshaft E or removed from the same by simply loosening the clamping-screw7L3 and raising the rear end of the shaft upwardly, when the bearing Fwill be raised out from the bracket H, so as to allow it to be removedfrom the journal 6 of said shaft, when the friction wheel or roller maybe slipped on or off the same, as desired. The swivel-joint between thebearing E and its bracket G allows the shaft E to be swung outwardly indirection of arrow 1 or the reverse without materially affecting theengagement of the teeth of the respective gearwheels B and C Areinforcing-roller c, suitably secured to an adjustable piece 0,supported from the stationary piece D, may be employed against the rearside of disk 0 for reaction against the pressure of the friction rolleror wheel E. The adjustable piece 0 of this journal may be forcedoutwardly by means of the screw ciworking between said piece 0 and thefixed piece D.

I is a second disk. (Shown by full linesin Figs. 1, 7, and 8 andindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.) This disk I is secured on shaft 0so as to revolve simultaneously with the disk 0, actuated by thefriction wheel or roller E. This disk I carries the gate-operatingcam 1. (Shown by full lines in Figs. 1 and 8 and indicated by dottedlines in Figs. 2 and 7.)

J, Figs. 1, 2, 7, and 8, is a vertically-vibrating gate for regulatingthe passage of the sheets to be ruled from the feed-roller to beneaththe pens. This gate comprises the shaftj, (a portion thereof shown,)straightedge bar j, (a portion thereof shown,) and the connecting-arms jin any suitable num her, (but one shown,) connecting said straightedgebar j with said shaft j. This gate J thus comprised is extended acrossthe machine and over the endless cloth from one side thereof to theother with the shaft j supported in suitable bearings in bracketssecured to the sides of the frame of the machine, and with the loweredge of the straighting the passage of said sheets. The brackets K, (butone.shown,) supporting the bearing of shaft j of this gate, are suitablysecured one at each side of the frame of the machine. These brackets K(shown in Figs. 1, 2, '7, and 8) have with their upper ends thebearingholder K, which receive in their respective chambers a block-formbearing K which is held from rising by the retaining-screw 70.

Between the shaft j of the gate J and the second disk I is arrangedmechanisms by which the operator may at will connect said gate with thecam I, provided on the said disk for vibrating the said gate, and alsofor increasing or lessening the pressure of the bar j of the same on theendless cloth, as may be required by the thickness or thinness of thesheets to be passed to beneath the pens. The mechanism for vibratingsaid gate consists of arm L, provided above with the transverse slot Zand fixed on shaft j of said. gate arm L adjoining arm L and providedwith a hollow journal Z, Figs. 1, 7, and 8, loosely receiving a journalend of said shaft, as indicated by dotted lines, and extended throughbearing K and past the same, clamping screw Z working in slot Z of arm Land screwing into the head end of arm L, bracket L secured. on the outerend portion of the hollow journal Z of arm L, preferably by a set screwZ and the actuating-arm L secured by one of its ends to bracket L andhaving its opposite end provided with roller Z for bearing on the cam Iof the revolving disk I. The said cam I is preferably projected from theinner side of said disk, as shown by full lines in Figs. 1 and 8, and itis in form substantially concentric to the shaft on which said disk issecured with a sharpened curved receiving end 2', separated from theabrupt termination 7; by an interval of opening between, all asillustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

WVhen the disk I is revolved in the proper direction and theclamping-screw Z is loosened, the cam '1 will, through arm L and bracketL cease to oscillate arm L and not effect a movement of the gate; butwhen the arms L and L are secured together by the clamping-screw Z asshown in Figs. 1 and 7, the cam I, revolving in direction of arrow 3,Fig. 2, will oscillate the united arms LL in direction of arrow 4:, whenthe lower edge of bar j will be carried down to the endless cloth a,running beneath and there be held for stopping the movement of a'sheeton said cloth until the roller on arm L has run off the terminating end4." of the cam I, when, by gravity or a reacting spring, the united armsL L will be oscillated in an opposite direction and cause the bar j tobe raised out of contact with the running cloth a, when the latter willcarry the sheet forward to beneath the pens. As soon as the brake of thecam I has passed the roller of arm L the cam will again oscillate theunited arms L L in direction of arrow 4 and operate the gate to checkthe forward movement of the next succeeding sheet until the said gate ismoved reversely, as before, for permitting its forwarc passage to thepens.

M is an adjustable cloth-supporting roller (shown by full and dottedlines in Fig. 1 and indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2) having itsjournal m running in the adjustable bearing M, which is held in placebetween ways m m, which are preferably integral with bracket K.

N is a lever pivoted to piece N by pivot 71. and having one of its limbsbearing against the lower end of bearing 1/ N ,Figs. 1 and 2,is adepressing-screw screw- ICO ' by means of ad justing-screws q q.

ing through the screw-threaded lug intogral with piece N and against theopposite limb of said lever for depressing the same when the oppositeend of the lever is to be raised for moving the bearing M and rollermounted thereon upwardly against the endless cloth a, slightly raisingthe latter against the lower edge of the barj of gate J to the distancerequired or preferred. A reverse movement of the depressing-screw N willrelease pressure on lever N and allow the bearing M and roller M to movedownwardly and allow the cloth to move out of contact with bar j; whilein connection with a similar adjusting mechanism at the far side of themachine an even pressure of the roller against the cloth may be had.

0, Figs. 1 and 2, is a pen-beam (a section shown) of any suitableconstruction calculated to hold with any desired number of ruling-penso. This penbeamis so journaled at its ends with suitable bearingsprojected from the frame of the machine that it may be supported acrossthe endless cloth a and at suitable distance above the same and becapable of nice adjustment as may be re quired. The bearings 0 of thejournals of this pen-beam may be supported at both sides of the machinefrom any suitable brackets, yet preferably from adjustable brackets ofconstruction shown and in common use, and

consisting each (one shown) of a vertical standard P, secured toasliding base P, horizontal bar P carrying bearing 0, adj ustingscrew2), clamping-screw p, stationary bed P and adjusting-screw p for movingsaid sliding base in either direction. A preferred form of thismechanism employed for oscillating the pen-beam O is shown in thedrawings, in which R is a lever-form arm pivoted to lug 7', se cured tothe pen-beam, preferably from its upper side and at a point relatively alittle rearward of the axis of the journal 0 of the pen-beam, as shownin Fig. 2. This leverform arm is adjustable in a vertical direction Therear end of said arm is provided with journal R, (shown by full lines inFig. 2 and indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1,) projected relativelylaterally and at an angle to said arm R, and is also provided with afinger-piece R for convenience in turning the pen-beam O in eitherdirection by hand, as may be re quired.

R is a hollow sleeve working loosely on the journal R.

S is an oscillating lever carried by journal .9, (shown by full lines inFig. 2 and indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1,) secured to or integralwith said lever and working in the slee veform bearing S, made integralwith a suitable base-piece S secured to the frame. One end of thisoscillating lever is projected forward to beneath the sleeve or thimbleR loosely mounted 011 the journal R, carried by the arm R, and hasbearing against the lower side of said sleeve or thimble R as shown inFig. 2. This sleeve or thimble R may be locked down from rising from theforward end of said lever by any suitable device, yet at this presenttime I prefer to employ a sliding retaining-bar S suitably held in placewith said lever S by keeper 8 (shown to be provided with slot 3 andsecured to the upper side of said lever and provided with a verticalfinger-piece s for convenience in moving said retaining-bar in eitherdirection, to over and against the upper side surface of the sleeve orthimble R, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or oif from contact with the same,as may be desired or required. lVhen this looking device is in serviceholding the sleeve R 011 arm R from rising out of contact with lever S,a jointed connection is formed between said arm R of the pen-beam andthe oscillating lever S, and an upward oscillation of the rearward sideportion of the pen-beam will be effected when the forward end of lever Sis raised, while a reverse direction of oscillation, of the pen-beamwill be had when said forward end of lever S is moved downwardly by anymeans whatever.

T is a horizontal rest pivoted on the stud 2, so as to be capable ofbeing swung from position (shown by full lines in Fig. 1) in directionof arrow and to beneath the sleeve R carried by the arm R, secured tothe pen-beam 0, when the retaining-bar S is moved rearwardly and offfrom a bearing on said sleeve R as indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 1and 2, and the arm R has been raised for turning the rear side edge ofthe pen-beam O upwardly, that it may carry the pens 0 out of contactwith sheets of paper which may be on the endless cloth a.

T is an adj ustin g-screw screwing in the rear end portion of lever Sand calculated to be screwed downwardly to a greater or less distancetoward check-piece 15 below, so as to limit the vibration of lever S,and thereby through arm R limit the vertical movement of the pen-beamand its pens 0 toward and from the endless cloth a.

T is a thumb set-nut screwing on the adj Listing-screw T and serving asa jam-nut for holding said screw from being accidentally turned andthereby changing the limit of movement of lever S.

T Fig. 2, is a spring (indicated by dotted lines) contained within asuitable springseat formed in the base-piece S at a point beneath theforward end of lever S, and having its upper end bearing against thelower side of said end of that lever. This spring T reacts against themechanism employed to move the forward end of lever S downwardly andoperates to raise the said forward end of that lever, and thereby,through its joint with arm R, carries the rearward side of the pen-beamupwardly and the pens 0, secured to it, up out of contact with the paperon the cloth a and hold them raised until the said movement of the leverS is reversed.

U is an arm secured to the outer end of the journal-pivot s of lever Sand projected downwardly and holding between its ways to u thepivot-block U.

V is a reciprocating piece suitably guided by guiding-pieces, as, say,pieces V and V V secured to the stationary back piece V Thisreciprocating piece V is connected by pivot U with pivot-block U,carried by arm U.

V is a roller mounted on a suit-able pintle 1;, also secured to thereciprocating piece V, which roller, when pressed against by thedrop-cam G crowds said piece V in direction of arrow 5 and thereby movesarm U in the same direction, thereby operating lever S so as to carryits forward end downwardly on spring T and depress the same and at thesame time gently yet positively through arm R move the rearward side ofthe pen-beam O downwardly and thereby carry the pens 0 to a touch on thepaper sheet below and hold the pens touching the paper until they arecarried from it by a reversed movement of said beam and the mechanismabove described.

1V is an adjustable stop, (shown in Fig. 9 and indicated by dotted linesin Fig. 2,) which stop is secured to the rear side of the reciprocatingpiece V by means of set-screws w 10, working through slots to w in pieceV. This stop may be longitudinally moved in either direction withincertain limits in relation to piece V, so as to bring its forward endrelatively nearer to the axis of roller V or farther therefrom as theintended length of the oscillations of the pen-beam O is to be increasedor lessened from any cause or purpose whatever.

X is alatch, (shown by full lines in Fig. 9 and indicated by dottedlines in Figs. 1 and 2,) which latch is pivoted at one end to thestationary back piece V while its opposite free end is provided with afixed stop w, preferably of hardened steel, secured to said latch. X isa friction-roller pivoted with said latch so as to project beyond theface side of the same and be in situation to be pressed on by therelease-cam C carried by the disk 0, Figs. 1 and 2, thereby carryingthesaid latch inwardly, with its fixed stop 4r, out of engagement with theadjustable stop W, so as to allow the reacting spring T to lift theforward end of lever S and oscillate the pen-bean1 O upwardly. Aspringw', secured to piece V and bearing against the rear side of latchX, operates to throw the latter in place for checking the adjustablestop W, carried by the reciprocating piece V, when the latter is movedback by the action of the drop-cam 0 carried by disk 0, for operatingthe oscillating lever S and pen-beam O in reversed directions.

Although a stop, as w, of uniform thickness, as shown in Fig. 9, to becarried by the latch X, maybe employed where each one of several pens 0are to be carried simultaneousl y downwardly against the paper and thenupwardly from the same for beginning and ending the ruling, they arerespectively to produce on points on same lines of beginning and ending,yet where one or more of the ruled lines to be produced are to begin ata point nearer to the upper margin of the sheet than others are to beginI employ in such a case with latch X a step-form stop, as 00 in Fig. 10,which step-form stop comprises steps 1 and 2. Vith this step-form stop00 I also employ with disk 0 a second drop-cam, as 0 (indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 2,) which drop-cam G will be relatively greater inits projection from disk 0 than the drop-cam C so that when cam G hasmoved the adjustable step of the reciprocating piece V the distance ofthe first step 1 of the step-form stop the second drop-cam C willoperate at a predetermined time by being placed at a suitable point ondisk 0 to move piece V to a distance sufficient to carry it to the endof step 2 of stop 00, so that, through the mechanisms between thepen-beam and the reciprocating piece .V, the pen-beam may be oscillateddownwardly to carry such a number of pens down on the paper for rulingas may be selected, to be begun at the highest point on the sheet, whilethe other pens will be arranged in the beam to be carried to a pointnear the paper, but not quite touchit. Should it be desirable to stopall the pens ruling at one point of distance from'the lower margin ofthe sheet, a single release-cam will be employed on disk 0; but shouldthe stoppage of the ruling of some of the pens be at a point distantfrom that others are to be stopped in relation to the lower margin edgeof the sheet, then two release-cams, as C (the shortest one) and C(shown in dotted lines and being the longest in projection,) will beemployed on the disk 0.

Inoperation of two drop-cams, as C and C and a two-step stop providedwith the latch X, as shown in Fig. 10, the drop-cams O C will bearranged at distances apart on the disk 0 as will be suitable foreffecting an interval between the first and second downward impulses ofdown oscillation of the pen-beam for carrying one set of pens to touchthe paper forruling, with the other set of pens close to but withouttouching the paper, when the first drop-cam C operates, to be followedat the proper time by the operation of the second drop-stop forimparting to the pen-beam its second downward impulse for carrying thenearly-touching pens to actual touching of the sheet for rulingsimultaneously with the first-started ones to the finish. Then tworelease-cams, as C and C are employed for effecting a release of latch Xby two impulses, the two impulses for upward oscillation of the pen-beammay be effected at different times for raising one set of pens out oftouch of the paper that their IIO ruled lines may be stopped beforethose of the other pens are stopped by a subsequent action of cam 0 Thecarrying of two or more sets of pens secured to a pen-beam successivelyand at intervals to the paper and with varying degrees of pressurebyimpulses imparted to the penbeam from a number of drop-cams secured toa revolving disk and successively and at intervals raising the pens fromthe paper has heretofore been effected by means other than those I havedescribed as being interposed between the cams C C C C and the penbeam;but these mechanisms employed between the pen-beam and said cams forcarrying the pens with varying degrees of pressure to the paper weregenerally of such construction and arrangement that in their operationsthey would cause the pens to tremble or stagger when firstpressing-contact with the paper was made. It is therefore to beunderstood that I do not broadly claim, in connection with a revolvingdisk having a number of cams secured therewith and a penbeam carrying acorresponding number of pens for pressure with varying degrees on thepaper, any or all kinds of mechanisms or means which may be employed forraising and lowering said beams under two or more impulses, but myparticular means above described as being interposed between the penbeamand the said several cams I believe to be new.

I therefore disclaim as being my invention, in a ruling machine,thecombination of a camhead having a number of cams of different heightssecured therewith with a pen beam, corresponding pens or sets of penssecured in the pen-beam and pressing upon the paper with varying degreesof intensity, and means for raising and lowering said beam from thecams.

By a duplication of the pen-beam, stand ards, and bearings supportingthe same and the several mechanisms described as employed foroscillating the pen-beam the machine may be provided with two similarpenbeams, and the several mechanisms employed and duplicated may beoperated by means of suitable drop-cams and release'cams suitablyapplied, the second revolving disk I at points suitable for oscillatingthe duplicated penbeam at predetermined times. In case this duplicationof the pen-beam and mechanisms between it and the disk carrying the camsC and C", with or without cams C and C is provided in the machine Iwould arrange the intermediate duplicated mechanisms so that thereciprocating piece V may be at the side of the frame the second disk Iis at and provide such an extension to both said piece V and the latch Xas may be required to be had, whereby the duplicated drop-cam O andrelease-cam C may be made to respectively operate said piece V and latchX. This duplication does not require any invention, and

therefore I do not show the same in the draw ings.

By the above-described improvements a greater variety of rulings may bedone at each setting than heretofore has been done, while the severaladjustments of parts required to be made for changing the character orfeatures of the intended rulings of sheets may be quickly effected, andthe several op erating parts will be made to operate with nice exactnessand in a positive manner, while the pens carried by the pen-beam will becarried quickly yet gently and positively to a touch with the paperwithout staggering, vibration, or jars at lines or, points predeterminedby the operator.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a ruling-machine, the combination with the shaft of thefeed-roller, a gear mounted on an end thereof and capable of being movedlongitudinally thereon in either direction, of a spline securedlongitudinally with the shaft and provided with two or more notches, agroove at the side of the central bore of the said gear and calculatedto re eeive the said notched spline, a latch pivoted at one end on theface side of said gear and calculated to be engaged at will with eitherof the notches in said spline and a spring operating to hold said latchin such engagement until at will released, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

2. In a ruling-machine, the combination with a shaft calculated toreceive, at will and one at a time, friction-rollers of varyingdiameters, and capable of being moved laterally in either direction, anda bevel-gear secured to an end of said shaft, of a second shaft havingwith it a spline provided with two or more notches,a bevel-gear having acentral bore and a parallel groove calculated to receive the shaft andits notched spline,a latch pivoted to the latter bevel-gear andcalculated to engage with the notches accordingly as the said gear maybe moved on said shaft and its notched spline,and aspring connected withsaid movable gear and calculated to hold said latch in engagement, untilreleased,with the notch of the spline brought in register with saidlatch, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In a ruling-machine, the combination with a disk or wheel revolved bythe friction of another wheel, a counter shaft arranged across the faceside of said disk and capable of being moved nearer to or farther fromsaid face, and provided with a spline or feather for receiving andholding with friction-rollers of varying diameters,which may be employedone at a time, for revolving the said disk,and a bevel-gear mounted onan end of said shaft, of a shaft arranged at an angle with said movableshaft and provided with a spline containing two or more notches, abevel-gear, for

engagement with the bevel-gear on said movable shaft, provided with acentral bore and a groove parallel with it for receiving the notchedspline and shaft portion said spline is secured to, a latch pivoted tothe latter bevel-gear and calculated to be engaged with either of thenotches in said spline, and a spring calculated to hold said latch inengagement with the notch thelatch may register with when thebevel-gear, it is pivoted with, is set on its shaft for engagement withits coacting bevel-gear as it may be set nearer to or away from theplane of the disk to be revolved by the selected friction-roller,substantially as and for the purposes set forth,

4. In a ruling-machine the combination with a disk calculated to berevolved by a frictionroller applied to its face side, a shaft arrangedtransversely to the axis of said disk and calculated to receive and holdwith any one of several friction-rollers which may at will be placed onsaid shaft for actuating said disk, of bearings supporting said shaft byits journals, brackets carrying said bearings and calculated to be movedlongitudinally in either direction for carrying said shaft toward orfrom the face of the said disk and mechanism calculated to hold andsecure said brackets at places adjusted to substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

5. In a ruling-machine the combination with a shaft calculated to carryand revolve gears of different diameters,of a bearing supporting one endof said shaft, a longitudinally-movable bracket pivoted with saidbearing with its axis at an angle to said shaft, a bearing receiving theopposite end journal of said shaft, and calculated to be readily removedfrom said journal or applied to the same by an endwise movement of saidbearing, a bracket containing at one end a holder into or out of whichthe said bearing may be moved by a movement of said bearing in directioncalculated to free it from said bearing-holder or effect its receptiontherein, the bracket for receiving this removable bearing beingcalculated to be adjustable in its extension from the stationary piecewith which it is secured, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

6. In a ruling-machine the combination with a journal-bearing, a bracketpivoted therewith and projected in direction at an angle with the axisof said bearing, a series of two or more annular grooves provided on theend of said bracket by which it is held, of a sleeveform bracket-holdersecured to a stationary piece of the machine, and calculated to receivethe grooved end portion of said bracket and a retaining-screw screwingin a wall portion of said sleeve and engaging with the groove, in saidbracket, which may register with said screw when said bracket isadjusted to its intended place in said sleeve, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

7. In a ruling-machine, the combination with a bracket calculated tohold a bearing of an adjustable shaft intended to hold with and revolveactuating-wheels of different diameters, one at a time, of ascrew-thread on the body of the bracket opposite from that holding thebearing, a split sleeve receiving the body of the bracket, aclamping-screw calculated to tighten, at will, said split sleeve on saidbody of the bracket, of a wheel-form nut supported between sections ofsaid sleeve and bearing, with its sides, against said sections, andworking on the screw-threaded portion of said bracket, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

8. In a r ulin g-machine the combination with the shaft of a vibratinggate of the same, and provided with a transverse slot secured to saidshaft, an arm provided at one end with a sleeve-form journal, which iscalculated to loosely receive a journal end of the said shaft at nearsaid slotted arm, and also with a screw-threaded perforation registeringwith the said slot of the first-mentioned arm, a

binding-screw working through said slot of the one arm and screwing intothe screwthreaded perforation of the adjoining arm and a bearingreceiving the sleeve-form journal, a bracket secured on the saidsleeve-form journal and calculated to rock the same, and an arm securedto said rocking bracket and calculated to be operated endwisereciprocatingly, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

9. In a ruling-machine, the combination with the pen-beam arrangedacross the endless cloth of the machine and above the same andcalculated to have its rear side portion, receiving the pens, oscillatedvertically, of a lever-form arm arranged transversely to the saidpen-beam and pivoted with an end of the same, and adjusting screwsworking through said arm, one at each side of the pivot of said beam, ofan oscillating lever pivoted to a stationary piece and a jointedconnection between said oscillating lever and said arm, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

10. In a ruling-machine, the combination with an arm secured to thepen-beam for oscillating the same, a pivot secured to the oscillated endof said arm and a sleeve or thimble loosely secured on said pivot, of avertically-oscillating lever pivoted with a stationary part of themachine and having one of its ends provided with a screw for limitingthe oscillation of the lever in one direction, and its opposite endprojected beneath the sleeve or thimble on the pivot end of said arm forhearing against the lower side of said thimble, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

11. In aruling-machine, the combination with an arm secured to thepen-beam for use for oscillating the same, a pivot secured to the outerend of said arm, a sleeve or thimble loosely secured on said pivot, avertically.- oscillating lever pivoted with a stationary part of themachine and having one of its ends provided with a screw, calculated tolimit the oscillation of said lever, and having its opposite end beneaththe lower side of said sleeve or thimble, of a movable retaining-barheld in suitable connection with said oscillating lever and calculatedto be moved at will over and against the upper side of said sleeve orthimble, and the reverse, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

12. In a ruling-machine the combination with an oscillating leverpivoted to a stationary piece and calculated to impart to the pen-beaman oscillating movement for alternately raising and lowering the penscarried by it of a reacting spring contained within a spring-seat andhaving an upward pressure against the lower side of one of the limbs ofthe said lever for raisin the same, of an oscillating arm secured to thepivot-journal of said lever, a reciprocating piece moving in directiontransversely to the direction of length of said oscillating arm, and apivot connection between the latter and the said reciprocating piece,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

13. In a ruling-machine, the combination with an oscillating lever whichis actuated in one direction by a reacting spring and an arm secured tothe pivot-journal of said lever, a guided pivot-bearing, carried by thefree end of said arm, and a reciprocating piece suitably guided indirection of its line of movement, of a cam carried by a revolving diskand calculated to move said reciprocating piece in one direction andthereby, through said arm, oscillate said lever in direction against thesaid reacting spring, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

14-. In a' ruling-machine the combination with a fixed piece, areciprocating piece, guided in direction of its line of movement, andprovided with one or more guide-slots, of an adjustable stop applied toa side of said reciprocating piece, screws working through said slotsand screwing into the said stop for binding it in place set to, on saidreciprocating piece, of a latch pivoted to said stationary piece andcarrying byits free end a stop which is calculated to react against theadjustable stop, and a spring secured to the stationary piece andpressing on the side of the latch opposite that on which its stop issecured, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

15. In a ruling-machine, the combination with a reei p rocatin gpiece,an oscillatinglevcr calculated to be operated by said reciprocatingpiece in one direction by an arm secured to the pivot-journal of thesaid lever, a spring calculated to oscillate said lever in an oppositedirection, an arm secured to the pen beam and having a jointedconnection with said oscillating lever, a pivoted latch provided with anoutwardly-projected piece and carrying a stop for action with a stopcarried by said reciprocating piece and a spring for crowding said latchtoward said reciprocating piece for effecting an engagement with itsstop, of a revolving disk carrying a dropcam and a release-cam.operating respectively with said stationary piece and said latch,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

16. In a ruling-machine, the combination with a pen-beam for carrying aseries of pens, an oscillating lever having a jointed connection withsaid pen-beam through an arm c011- nected with it, a reacting springapplied to the lower side of said oscillating lever for oscillating itin one direction, an arm secured to the pivot-journal of said lover, areciproeating piece pivoted with said arm and carrying an adjustablestop, a pivoted latch earrying a step-'form stop which is calculated tohave two distinct engagements with said adjustable stop of thereciprocating piece, of a revolving disk and two drop-cams of unequalprojection from said disk, the succeeding drop-cam being longer than itspreceding drop-cam, and two relief cams of unequal length of projection,with the preceding one shorter than its succeeding one, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

CHAS. BURROWVS. lVitnesses:

ALEX. SELKIBK, CHARLES SELKIRK.

